Nimrod and the Goddess
2023-06-07
Nimrod was born in the second generation after the flood. His sin? Nimrod tried to expand and upgrade the home of the god Enki, the abzu–the abyss–to create a dwelling place for the gods on Earth.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #335: Judges 1–2
2022-02-27
IT DIDN’T take long for Israel to forget God. Within thirty years of arriving in Canaan, God was compelled to tell the Israelites that because of their disobedience, He would not drive out the people before them.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #322: Deuteronomy 21–23
2021-10-24
THE PUNISHMENT God ordered for a number of sins, ranging from sexual relations before marriage (for women) to rebelling against one’s parents (for sons), seems harsh by today’s standards.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #162: 2 Kings 18; 2 Chr 29-31; Psalm 48
2017-05-28
HEZEKIAH WAS a better king than any since David, and better than all those who followed. He repaired and restored the Temple, reinstituted the worship of Yahweh, and tore down the high places devoted to Baal and Astarte (not just in Judah, but in Israel, too).Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #145: 2 Peter; Jude
2017-02-26
SPIRITUAL WARFARE and the sin of the Watchers are the focus of this week’s New Testament study. Peter and Jude were in accord with the letters we read this week, and there is a lot of meat in these four short chapters.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #134: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr 9; Proverbs 30-31
2017-01-08
ENTANGLEMENTS WITH cares of the world, whether it’s business, politics, or personal relationships, can distract us from what we’re called to do by God.Continue Reading